The optical illusion that’s baffling the Internet – so how long does it take you to spot the cat?

THERE'S a new optical illusion doing the rounds - and it's leaving people on the Internet baffled.

The image shows a woman wearing a dress with an apron over the top.

She's got one hand on her waist and the other is holding a mop.

There's a bucket on the floor, a cupboard with a diamond cutout in the background and curtains of three different colours over the window.

"Can you see the cat?" is written at the top of the image.

The picture was shared on by the Kittrells - with Colbey giving other half Damian the job of finding the feline.

Damian began by dissecting the image bit by bit, taking in every section and looking for the hidden pet.

However, as the video continued, he sighed in frustration: "You know what?

"I don't think I'm looking for a cat.

"I think I'm looking for the word cat somewhere on the thing!"

And in the comments section, people admitted they were getting more than a little frustrated after they couldn't find the clever cat.

"Greaaat I still can't see the cat!" one raged.

"There's no cat," another said.

"Couldn't find it... never liked cats anyway," a third said cheekily,

"How would anyone find it?" someone else asked.

"It's soo difficult!"

"OMG, I didn't know it would literally take me 4 yrs to solve this mystery," another laughed.

"Why can't I find this damn cat?!" someone else yelled.

But once they'd found the cat, others commented to share the secret with others.

"Now I see, outlining the shape of the kissing her cheek took awhile for me to see," one wrote.

"That was a good one!"

"Got it," another said.

"Turn your phone to your right & look at the side of her face and follow it down her arm."

"The cat's on women shoulder, kissing her face," a third commented.

"The cat is yellow on her shoulder," someone else wrote.

"You can see a pointy cat ear up to her hair - like the cat is kissing her cheek."

"Once you see it, you can't unsee it..." another admitted.

"Hahah that is a camouflage cat," someone else laughed.